Meet Charlotte Marie Baldwin Allen, the 'Mother of Houston'!

Meet Charlotte Marie Baldwin Allen, the 'Mother of Houston'!Imagine what Houston would be like today if we were known by a different name. Would our NFL team be known as the "Austin Texans?" How about our NBA team, would we be the "Allen Rockets?" Well, you can certainly thank one woman who helped with the establishment of this city and is known to many as "The Mother of Houston."It is believed in 1836, Charlotte Allen arrived at the prosperous new city and suggested to name it "Houston" in honor of Sam Houston, who also happened to be their next-door neighbor. Of course, Sam Houston would become the first president of the Republic of Texas. Houston received its namesake and Allen became known as the "Mother of Houston."Over the next 45 years, she became a prominent role in the development of Houston. She was a philanthropist and businesswoman. According to Kathy M. Slaughter, the Allens helped finance the Texas Navy and paid for the construction of the Capitol building in Houston.www.click2houston.co m/houston-life/2020/ 03/10/houston-histor y-meet-charlott